Madrid regained the lead in Getafe after a victory at the Coliseum against a coach, Pepe Bordalás, who has never beaten the whites. After controversial games, Ancelotti’s team showed its strongest face three days before the new derby. Unlike other times, he did not need a comeback because his departure dismantled his rival. In the first fifteen minutes they chained three very dangerous arrivals and on the third they took the lead on the scoreboard. His big problem was that he didn’t know how to kill the game because Vinícius was denied the shot.
Ancelotti cleared up doubts. Lunin was the starter, which gives the impression that it was long overdue having won the battle against Kepa. Modric returned to the midfield to the detriment of Kroos, a message of encouragement for the Croatian who some already considered retired. Up front alongside Vinícius was not Rodrygo, but Joselu. And in the midfield Valverde and Tchouaméni took over.
Joselu started off very plugged in. On Madrid’s first chance he hit the crossbar with the outside, although he was offside. Then, a pass from Nacho left Vinícius in front of Soria, but the Brazilian defined poorly and the goalkeeper beat him one-on-one. Immediately, in the 14th minute, Madrid took the lead. Lucas Vázquez crossed from the right, Soria stayed halfway and Joselu took the opportunity to head into the net to make it 1-0.
Getafe, who had started with a defense of five, had no choice but to stretch their lines and Madrid found themselves comfortable retreating into their own half and looking for Vinícius with long balls. Getafe’s dominance did not translate into danger of any kind for the whites in the entire first half, with Lunin inactive, and instead Joselu was able to score the second in the 38th minute with a shot very close to the post that Soria was able to deflect for a corner.
For the second half, Madrid started with Camavinga in place of Rüdiger, who had suffered a collision with Greenwood. Tchouaméni went on to play center back alongside Nacho. In Getafe Bordalás introduced a triple change, a sign of how little he had liked what he had seen. He was noticed from the start because very soon Greenwood shot to the base of the post. Getafe played with a different air, more combative and more involved in the game, but it lasted only ten minutes because Madrid did damage in their first approach to the Soria area in a great action by Joselu, a control with the right and a great finish. with the left. It was his night.
Everything was already rolling for Ancelotti’s men. On a counterattack, Joselu was generous and gave the third to Vinícius, who was overconfident and failed in an incomprehensible way against Soria. Then he would miss another goal on a black night, surpassed by Soria in all actions. At the hour mark Ancelotti got fed up and replaced him with Rodrygo.
Getafe was still able to get into the game with a shot from Mayoral to the post. It was a bit of their swan song because Madrid took control in the last minutes to avoid problems. The game died in the Getafe area but the third goal did not fall.
